The Professional Golfers Association has recognized a veteran involved with a Washington County non-profit.Jim Dickerson was presented with the Patriot Award at the 98th PGA Annual Meeting in Indiana. Dickerson is the Director of Instruction for the GIVE (Golf for Injured Veterans Everywhere) Foundation. The program offers golfing instruction to injured veterans at the Blue Top Ridge Golf Course in Riverside. The 70-year-old has guided more than 600 veterans through the program. He retired from the Army as a Sergeant Major in 1991.